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September 05, 2019
States, politicians back gun-maker in Sandy Hook appeal
Ten states and nearly two dozen members of Congress are joining the National Rifle Association in supporting gun-maker ...
September 05, 2019
Firing of doctor sets off fight over assisted suicide law
After watching his mother die slowly when he stopped her medication, Neil Mahoney knew he wanted the option of ending his own ...
September 04, 2019
Court rejects former escort's appeal in murder-for-hire plot
The Florida Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from a former escort convicted of trying to hire a hit man to kill her ...
September 01, 2019
Criminal justice reform turns to list of problem officers
During the 22 years he spent in prison after being convicted of killing a Boston police detective, Sean Ellis believed there ...
August 28, 2019
The Latest: Hood says Reeves relies on 'labels,' not issues
The Latest on the governor's race in Mississippi (all times local): 10 p.m. Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jim ...
August 27, 2019
Garner's family seeks mayor's testimony on chokehold death
Eric Garner's relatives asked a court Tuesday to force New York City's mayor and police commissioner to answer questions ...
August 24, 2019
Oregon defends past nonunanimous jury verdicts to high court
Oregon's criminal justice system would be "overwhelmed" if the U.S. Supreme Court rules in an upcoming case that nonunanimous ...
August 23, 2019
Nebraska court upholds state's approval of pipeline path
Nebraska's highest court lifted one of the last major hurdles for the Keystone XL pipeline in the state on Friday when it ...
August 22, 2019
North Carolina man exonerated by panel in 1979 dorm slaying
A judicial panel ruled Thursday that a mentally ill man who wore a Superman-like cape in police interviews and compared ...
August 20, 2019
Writers union says talent agents are violating antitrust law
The Writers Guild of America filed claims Monday in federal court alleging the entertainment industry's biggest talent ...
August 15, 2019
Kentucky political feud bursts into public ahead of election
A feud at the top of Kentucky's government escalated into an extraordinary legal battle Thursday when the governor was sued ...
August 08, 2019
Texas governor says 'no red flags' in El Paso suspect's past
Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday he's not aware of any "red flags" in the suspected El Paso gunman's past and made no mention ...
August 07, 2019
South Dakota rape case tests police seizure of placenta
The South Dakota Supreme Court will be asked to decide whether police investigating the possible statutory rape of a ...
August 06, 2019
Anxious wait for Puerto Rico as court mulls governorship
Attorneys submitted arguments by a Tuesday noon deadline in what many consider the biggest decision in the 119-year history ...
August 06, 2019
Alabama 'regrettably' expects injunction on its abortion ban
Alabama said in a court filing Monday that U.S. Supreme Court precedent "regrettably requires" a federal judge to block the ...
August 06, 2019
Class action lawsuit filed against UCLA gynecologist
Two women said in a federal class action lawsuit they were sexually assaulted by a former gynecologist who worked for the ...
August 05, 2019
Puerto Ricans await court decision on potential new governor
Puerto Rico's Supreme Court on Monday agreed to rule on a lawsuit that the island's Senate filed in a bid to oust a veteran ...
August 05, 2019
The Latest: PR Supreme Court agrees to see Senate's lawsuit
The Latest on Puerto Rico's political crisis (all times local): 2:10 p.m. Puerto Rico's Supreme Court has agreed to rule on ...
August 02, 2019
GOP-controlled Senate confirms 13 more judges named by Trump
As the Senate departed for a five-week recess Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hailed the chamber's ...
August 01, 2019
Gunmaker asks US Supreme Court to hear Sandy Hook appeal
The maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal ...
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